Look Back at Queen Elizabeth’s Past Portraits as Her Majesty Marks Sapphire Jubilee

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Today is Queen Elizabeth II’s Sapphire Jubilee.

Her Majesty became the first British monarch to reign for 65 years. She surpassed the record set by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years.

There will be no public events to celebrate the Queen today. She chose to mark the occasion privately as she remembers her father, King George VI, who died on this date in 1952.

To observe this milestone, the Royal Family’s Instagram account rereleased a 2014 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The David Bailey photograph features the Queen decked out in sapphire stones, which were wedding gifts from King George VI.

Today marks The Queen’s #SapphireJubilee It has been 65 years since Her Majesty acceded to the throne. On 6 February 1952, King George VI sadly died following a prolonged illness. Princess Elizabeth immediately acceded to the throne, becoming Queen Elizabeth II and taking on all of the responsibilities which came with her new title. In the photograph, The Queen is wearing a suite of sapphire jewellery given to her by King George VI as a wedding gift in 1947.

A photo posted by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily) on Feb 5, 2017 at 11:36pm PST

Yahoo Celebrity put together some of the Queen’s official portraits, including some photos of the royal family. Make sure to watch the video above to see all of them.

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